Addressing-machine



(No Model.) 3 sheets-sheen 1. H. BANKS, Jr.

ADDRBSSING MACHINE.

IVENTOR Patented Jan. 22, 1889.

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H. BANKS, J r.

ADDRESSING MAGHINE. y No. 396,457. Patented .16.11.22, 1889.

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H. BANKS, Jr.

' ADDRESSING MACHINE.

Patented Jan. 22, 1889.

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N. PETERS, Pham-Lithography, washingwn. D. C.

UNTTED STATES HENRY BANKS, JR., oF

LA GRANGE, GEORGIA.

ADDRESSlNG-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,45*?, dated January22, 1889.

' Application nea september 4, 1886. serai No. 212,715. (No modem To allwhom t may concern..-

Be it known that I, HENRY BANKS, J r., of La Grange, in the county ofTroup and State of Georgia, have invented a new and lmprovedAddressingillachine, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, inwhich- Figure l is a plan view of myimproved addressing' attachment.Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on line af o@ in Fig. l.Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, partlyin section, of the stamping-machine. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section ofthe same, showing' the relation of the shears, the feed-rolls, and themoistening device; and Fig. 6 is an end elevation of thstamping-machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

The object of my invention is to construct a simple and efcient machinefor addressing newspapers as they are delivered from thenewspaper-folder.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The table A, forming the body of the machine, is made in two levels, aZ), joined by an inclined plane, c.

My machine is intended as an attachment to the folding-machine of anewspaper-press. Folders deliver the printed and folded papers at apoint near the iioor; hence the table A is inclined, so that the frontportion, ZJ, of it may be placed underneath the folder to receive thefolded and printed papers therefrom. lf the table should be level fromthe part b, it would be too near the floor for the operators convenience and there would not be sufficient space between the rear end ofthe table and the floor for the delivery of the folded papers afterhavingbeen stamped or addressed.

To the front end, CZ, of the table is journaled a roller, e, and at theopposite end is journaled a roller, f. Three endless bands, g, extendaround the rollers e f. One strand of each band passes over the top ofthe table and the other strand passes under the table` Above the table,at the juncture of the ini clined plane c and part h of the table, isjour naled a roller, h, and at the rear end of the forward papers laidupon the bands g above the portion b of the table. At the upper end ofthe inclined plane c is placed a roller, w, which supports and guidesthe bands g j and prevents friction at this point.

At the juncture of the inclined plane c and elevated portion a of thetable is journaled a shaft, 7c, carrying two wheels, Z, which projectthrough the space between the outside and middle bands. The shaft Zorevolves in springsupported journal-boxes m, which slide in grooves inthe frame of the table A. Above the shaft le is journaled a shaft, n,supported .by the frame'o, extending over the top of the table andcarrying two rollers, Z', which bear upon the rollers Z. Endless bands arun from the roller i around the rollers Z, which impart rotary motionto the rollers Z', and thus assist in drawing the papers between therollers Z and Z. Below the shaft 7c is journaled the driving-shaft B ofthe machine, carrying upon opposite ends friction-wheels C and outsideof the friction-wheels the pulleys D E. To opposite ends of the shaft 7sand above the friction-wheels C are secured frictionwheels F. Crank-pinsp project from the outer sides of the wheels F, which are arrangeddiametrically opposite each other and connected by rods q with oppositeends of the equal-armed lever G, pivoted to the frame o. The lever G atits pivot or axis R is allowed a slight amount of play in order that theshaft Zt may be depressed to the extent necessary by a folded paper topassing between the rollers Z Z. This play is allowed by providingavertical slot in the frame O to receive the pivot or axis R of thelever G, as shown in Fig. 3.

At one side of the table A and above the path of the papers carriedbetween the bands g j is supported an addressing device, H. (Shown indetail in Figs. ai,A 5, and 6.) The addressing device H is provided witha roller, i, Z9', for carrying the coiled gummed strip c,

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upon which are printed the addresses at regular intervals. ln theframeof the addressing device are jourualed two rollers, d. c vwhose shaftsare provided with spuiewheelsf?, which mesh into each other and causethe rollers to turn in opposite directions. rl`l1e shaft of the lowerroller, d', carries a ratchet-wheel, g', and upon the shaft vis placed aforked arm, 71. carrying a spring-pawl, fi', which acts upon theratchet-wheel g. To the side of the frame of the addressing device ispivoted a pawlhj, which prevents the ratchet-wheel. from turningbackward. The fmwvard cud of the addressing device ll is provided with ashearblade, l, whose cutting-edge is opposite the line of Contact of thetwo rollers f7 e, and to the blade l is pivoted a blade, I', upon thescrew o', and the opposite end of the shearblade l is connected by almuckle-joint, s', with the rod 7u', which is pivoted to the lever m.,fulerumed on the stud n', proj ecting from the side ofthe frame of theaddressing device. The free end of the lever fm. is connected by a rod,s, with the lever G. The lever ym is prolonged beyond its fulcrum oz,and is connected by a spiral spring, p', with the end of the shear-bladel', the spring' serving the double purpose of lifting the longer arm ofthe lever and shear-blade attached thereto and of holding theshear-blade into working contact with the blade l.

At the side of the frame of the addressing device H is pivoted the leverq,which is connected by the link o" with the lever on. Several holes,t', are made in the lever m to admit of placing the link r in differentposi,- tions along the length of the lever to vary the stroke of thelever q. The free end of the lever q is connected by a, link, u', withthe free end of the pawl-carrying lever 7l. The lever 7L is providedwith a series of holes for changing the position of the link il. when itbecomes necessary to vary the stroke of the lever 71. to adapt the feedof the addressing device to varying spaces between the addresses on thegummed strip c. The gummed surface of the strip c is moistened by steamor a spray of water issuing from the tube r', arranged below theaddressing device and in front of the roller d, as shown in Figs et and5.

The shaft of the roller z' is provided with a pulley, t, which receivesmotion through a belt, u, from the pulley D. Continuous rotary motion isimparted to the shaft B by a driving-belt, e", runnin around the pulleyE and taking its motion from any convenient source of power, and motionis imparted to the shaft of the roller by the belt u, running over thepulley t, and motion is imparted by the roller 'i to the roller 7i, therollers l', roller f, and roller @,through the belts j, a', and g. Thefront of the addressing device is placed in such relation to thefolding-machine as to receive upon the bands g the papers delivered bythe folding-machine, and the bands carry the papers forward under theroller 71, after which they are held between the bands j, d', and g andcarried forward. In their passage between the wheels l l they push thewheels Z and shaft 7.: downward, bringing the friction-wheels F intoengagement with the friction-wheels (l, thus causing the wheels F torevolve, tripping the lever (l, cutting olf the protriuling end of thestrip of addresses by the movement of the shear-blade l, and by the sameoperation pressing' the moistened cut-olf part of the strip down uponthe paper passing between the wheels. After addressing, the paper iscarried :forward and delivered to a table, J, at the rear of themachine.

lVhere a folding-machine is constructed to fold two papers at once, twoof my improved machines will be adapted to the folding-machine,'onebeing arranged above the other.

lt will thus be seen that when no papers are passing through Ythemachine the addressed strip is not cut, as the spring-supportedjournal-boxes m hold the shaft 7c in an elevated posit-ion, thus keepingthe wheels F out of engagement with the wheels (l.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- l. The combination, with anaddressing-machine having a rotary vertically-movable operating-sh aftreceivin its vertical movement from the article to be addressed, of acarrier extending past said shaft at right angles thereto and adjacentto the delivery end of the addrcssing-machine, and means for rotatingsaid operating-shaft when depressed by the passage of the article,substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with an addressing-machine havin a rotaryvertically-movable operating-shaft depressed by the passage of thearticle and a second shaft parallel with the said shaft and mounted infixed bearings, of a carrier passing between said shafts and adjacent tothe delivery end of the addressing-machine, an d a power-shaft withwhich said vert icall y-movablc shaft is engaged when depressed by thearticle, substantially as set forth.

rlhe combina-tion, in a machine for ad- .dressing newspapers, with thetable having a transverse opening and the endless carrier passing alongthe upper face of the table, of a rotary and vertically-movable shaftextending across the under side of the table and having rollersextending up through said transverse opening', a power-sh aft below therollershaft and adapted to rotate it upon the depression of the saidroller-shaft by the passage of the paper over it, a transverse shaftjournaled in fixed bearings above the vertically-movable shaft andhaving rollers contacting with the rollers thereon, an addressingdevice, and mechanism for operating the said addressing device when theverticallymovable shaft is depressed by the paper and rotated by thesaid power-shaft, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the frame, the

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endless carrier, and the addressing-inacliine at one side of the traine,of a yielding,` shaft adapted to be depressed. by the passage or' thearticle to be addressed and extending transversely to the carrier andhaving crank-pul leys at its ends provided with oppositely-arrangedcrank-pins, a lever pivoted between its ends above the shaft andparallel therewith,

rods connecting the ends of the lever with ing-shaft B, provided withfriction-wheels C,

the lever G, the addressing device Il', and the connectin0-1ods q S,substantially as shown and described.

6. In an addressingnrachine, the combination, with the feed-rollers ale', ratchet g', arin 7L', having a pawl, fi', engaging' said ratchet,the lever q', the link fa, the link r', and lever m', of the 'fixedblade I and the pivoted blade I, connected to lever m', substantially asset forth.

7. The combination, with the feed-rollers, the ratchet g', arm L, andpawl 1", of the lever m', pivoted near its rear end and connectedbetween its ends with the arm 7L of the 'fixed blade I, pivoted blade I,connected to the forward end of lever m', and the spring p, connectingthe rear end ot' lever on with the outer end of the pivoted shear-blade,snbstantially as set forth.

HENRY BANKS, JR.

lVitnesses:

T. J. HARWELL, R.H. BUCKLEY, Jr.

